2024 ADVENT 3 --- How Did ABRAHAM Know ?

HOW Did Abraham KNOW what The MESSIAH+ came to do ?

How did Abraham KNOW how to identify The MESSIAH+ ?

The offering of Isaac showed Abraham something.

Hear The WORD of The LORD to Abraham.

Genesis 22:2 

And HE said,

Take now thy son, thine only son Isaac,

whom thou lovest,

and get thee into the land of Moriah;

and offer him there for a burnt offering

upon one of the mountains which I will tell thee of.

…. Genesis 22:15  And the Angel of the LORD called unto Abraham out of Heaven the second time, 

Genesis 22:16  And said,        

 By MYSELF have I sworn, saith THE LORD,

for because thou hast done this thing,

and hast not withheld thy son, thine only son:

Genesis 22:17  That in blessing I will bless thee, and in multiplying I will multiply thy seed as the stars of the Heaven, and as the sand which is upon the sea shore; and thy SEED+ shall possess the gate of His+ enemies; 

Genesis 22:18 

 And in thy SEED+

shall all the nations of the earth be blessed;

because thou hast obeyed MY VOICE.

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Did Abraham realize that his test of obedience from THE LORD was going to establish before our eyes the PATTERN of Redemption ?

Did Abraham realize that test of obedience was going to establish HOW his people would be able to IDENTIFY The MESSIAH+ … as the Redeemer, the SAVIOR+ of Israel ?  … and the world ?

If Abraham did not realize it at that time, he discovered it after his death … and REJOICED to see the Coming of the Long-promised SEED+ !  

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Let us pray:

O Heavenly FATHER,

The SEED+ of Abraham came through his obedience to YOU.

That SEED+ has blessed all nations, indeed, whosoever will humble himself to obey Your WORD and come to the Hebrew MESSIAH+,  CHRIST JESUS, as LORD of his/her life.  

Your Holy, Promised SEED+  is available yet, to “whomsoever” will receive His+ Divine Invitation to Eternal Life.

For this cause we bow the knees of our heart to rejoice and give thanks to YOU, O Heavenly FATHER, for sending us Your SON+,  the SEED+ of  Abraham.

For Your PROMISES are always TRUE !

Also for this cause, O LORD, we bow the knees of our heart to obey Your Will… that same Will that Your Beloved SON+, JESUS CHRIST obeyed:

Though he were a SON+,

yet learned HE+ obedience

by the things which HE+ suffered. ^{Hebrews 5:8}

Help me to learn obedience to YOU through the things uncomfortable, hurtful, and bringing suffering to my heart and body, those things that YOU have laid in my path.  Because YOU are worthy … worthy of all obedience.

YOU sent Your SON+ to give me Life and HE+ did !

 HE+ died for me; help me to die for HIM+,  KING+ JESUS,  the LORD of my life.

Glory to GOD in the Highest

and  on earth, peace, good will

towards men !